Edwin M. Stanton manuscript, 1840, 1854-1869.

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Edwin M. Stanton manuscript, 1840, 1854-1869.

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"Edwin M. Stanton: A Personal Portrait" as revealed in letters to his wife, Ellen Hutchinson, and friends, edited with a commentary by his grandson, Gideon Townsend Stanton. Manuscript includes 62 letters, excerpts of letters, and related items. Description of a sea voyage from New York to California includes portage across the Isthmus of Panama. Stanton's routine activities as Secretary of War are reflected in a letter to Abraham Lincoln (July 30, 1862); diplomatic and military appointments and affairs of the early Reconstruction period are related in letters to his wife (1866); and his role in the Presidential-Congressional struggle over Reconstruction and his reaction to his own removal from the office are expressed in letters to his wife and son (August 12-22, 1867).

1 v. (68 leaves)1 microfilm reel.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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